The New York Mets were defeated by the Atlanta Braves on Monday night by a score of 12-3 (Box Score). Despite finishing his night off strong, Zack Wheeler struggled overall allowing five runs (four earned) with only four strikeouts in six innings, while the defense was shoddy as usual behind him. The Mets bullpen woes continued as Jeurys Familia and Drew Gagnon combined to allow seven runs in...
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New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway updated the team’s press corps on the status of right-hander Noah Syndergaard ahead of Monday’s series opener in Atlanta. In a video posted by Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports, the Mets’ second-year skipper defines his 26-year-old flamethrower’s injury as a low-grade hamstring strain. According to various reports, Syndergaard was scheduled...
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Monday, June 17, 2019 • 7:20 p.m. SunTrust Park • Atlanta, GA RHP Mike Soroka (7-1, 1.92) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (5-4, 4.87) PIX 11 • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets head into a tough road trip starting off with the surging Braves. For the Mets, it could have been a weekend where they racked up the wins, instead they lost three to the Cardinals in games where their bullpen gave up the go-ahead...
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3 UP 1. Mets Hit Well At Citi As noted by MMO’s Mathew Brownstein, Michael Conforto has reached base safely in 27 straight home games. That ties him with David Wright for the longest in Citi Field history, and it is the longest streak for any Met at home since Carlos Delgado reached safely in 29 straight games from June 20 – August 28, 2006. Part of Conforto’s streak included a...
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Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo is currently in Los Angeles awaiting a second opinion from Dr. Robert Watkins regarding the bulging cervical disk in his neck. Nimmo, who was originally believed to have been suffering from nothing more than inflammation in late-May, was scratched from his last rehab game on Friday after experiencing more soreness in...
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This past week, the Mets opened their schedule with a Subway Series double header, after Monday’s game against the Yankees was rained out. The Mets would split that double header before getting another off day on Wednesday, leading into a four-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Despite taking a lead into the eighth inning in three of the four games against St. Louis (as well as...
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